HK bookseller held in China raises US$100,000 to open Taiwan store
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee has raised almost US$100,000 to open a book store in Taiwan. Lam was detained in China for half a year previously before he skipped bail and refused to go back to China. – EPA pic, September 6, 2019.
A HONG Kong bookseller who disappeared into Chinese custody for half a year raised nearly US$100,000 in less than a day today as he tries to open a new store in Taiwan. Lam Wing-kee fled to Taiwan in April after Hong Kong announced plans to allow extraditions to China, a move which sparked months of massive street protests in the financial hub.
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